MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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